Overview
- Both second-leg ties are scheduled for Friday with Kaizer Chiefs kicking off at 18:00 on SABC 3 and Orlando Pirates at 20:00 on SABC 2 so South African viewers can watch both matches live.
- Orlando Pirates hold a 1-0 first-leg lead and will reach the CAF Champions League group stage with a win or a draw while a one-goal loss would send their tie to a penalty shootout and a defeat by two or more goals would eliminate them.
- Kaizer Chiefs trail Red Arrows 1-0 from the first leg and must win by at least two clear goals to qualify outright because CAF’s away-goals rule and the no-extra-time format mean a 1-0 home win would take the tie to penalties.
- Orlando Pirates confirmed on Thursday that coach Mandla Ncikazi will leave the club to join Golden Arrows, while interim coach Abdeslam Ouaddou has stressed that reaching the group stage is a key objective for the club.
- Kaizer Chiefs will be without long-term absentees Langelihle Phili and Khanyisa Mayo for the return leg, the club says, and local reports say Fernando Da Cruz’s position is under review as the result of the first-leg defeat even as goalkeeper Brandon Petersen was reported fit for the match.